NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Chicago, IL

63,379 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Chicago, 1st of 541 Illinois cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 4,368, 7% of the city's records, against 6% across Illinois. Page 173 of 1,268.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Chicago

  1. Clinical Social Worker4,368
  2. Students in training3,509
  3. Internal Medicine Physician2,867
  4. Physical Therapist2,639
  5. Professional Counselor2,405
  6. Mental Health Counselor2,130
  7. Pharmacist1,906
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist1,753

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Chicago in Illinois

  • Rank in Illinois1st of 541 cities by records
  • Share of the state26.4% of Illinois's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups17% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank1st of the 10 Illinois cities with the most

Compared with Illinois as a whole, Chicago has 2× the state's share of student in an organized health care education/training program records and 0.54× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Chicago, alphabetically

  1. William Caro, M.D.Dermatology Physician1316007875
  2. Olivia Carollo, PSYDClinical Psychologist1679017735
  3. Katherine CaromeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912534785
  4. Elaina Caron, M.S CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1417876681
  5. Elzbieta Carothers, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1518254077
  6. Shawanda Carothers, RDHDental Hygienist1477009793
  7. Raven-Deneice Carouthers, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1386296259
  8. Frazer Carpenter, DPTPhysical Therapist1255065199
  9. Jennifer Carpenter, APN, NNP-BCNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1700200870
  10. Julia Carpenter, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1922309640
  11. Kristopher Carpenter, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1437305190
  12. Orit Carpenter, PSY.D.Psychologist1801187984
  13. Susan Carpenter, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164484622
  14. Wendell Carpenter, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1730392622
  15. Carolyn CarperEmergency Medicine Physician1134058050
  16. Marisa Carpinelli, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1497137418
  17. Ross Carpino, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821794413
  18. Cristian CarpioStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417832940
  19. Hyacinth Carpio, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1639859283
  20. Jordan Carqueville, MDDermatology Physician1285830166
  21. Caroline Carr, LCSWClinical Social Worker1386535169
  22. Christine CarrStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659880250
  23. Gordon Carr, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1407030729
  24. Hannah CarrSurgery Physician1851093553
  25. Holly Carr, LCSWClinical Social Worker1245630094
  26. Isabella Carr, LSWSocial Worker1508739459
  27. James Carr, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1376504183
  28. Jasmine Carr, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1710648860
  29. Jordan Carr, DOAnesthesiology Physician1043779184
  30. Lauren Carr, PH.D; ED.M.; M.A.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1023789617
  31. Lee Carr, LCPCMental Health Counselor1558833178
  32. Michael Carr, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1285770925
  33. Olivia CarrBehavior Technician1063150944
  34. Qiana CarrDevelopmental Therapist1871323998
  35. Shannon Carr, LPCMental Health Counselor1760251524
  36. Silvana Carr, M.D.Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1558652248
  37. Suzanne Carr, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1376567693
  38. Thomas Carr, DPMPodiatrist1316932668
  39. Valerie CarrRegistered Dietetic Technician1639186877
  40. Carmen Carrabis, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1023359189
  41. James Carraher, D.C.Chiropractor1073639589
  42. Cesar Carranza, MDFamily Medicine Physician1447207022
  43. Jazmin Carranza, M.S. OTR/LOccupational Therapist1447700232
  44. Julianne Carrara, DMD MSEndodontics1831253491
  45. Zachary Carrasco, MDInternal Medicine Physician1962245175
  46. Damaris Carrasco DemarchiPeer Specialist1811840424
  47. Alfredo Carrasquillo, RDHDental Hygienist1013262401
  48. Joseph Carre, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1821090622
  49. Jamela CarrellMassage Therapist1598544272
  50. Carrie Carren, LCSWClinical Social Worker1043474653

The largest Illinois cities

  1. Springfield4,997
  2. Naperville4,634
  3. Peoria4,621
  4. Evanston4,013
  5. Rockford3,893

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How to read this directory

Chicago, Illinois appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 63,379 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Chicago - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Chicago practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Chicago is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (4,368 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 3,509 and Internal Medicine Physician with 2,867). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Illinois's population, Chicago reports roughly 505 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Chicago patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Chicago, IL?

There are 63,379 registered healthcare providers in Chicago, IL, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Chicago?

The most common specialties in Chicago are Clinical Social Worker, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Internal Medicine Physician, Physical Therapist, Professional Counselor. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 4,368.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.